Sony DAV-DZ530 manual

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    ©2007 Sony Cor poration 2-895-971- 12 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions D A V -DZ5 30/DZ630[...]

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    2 GB To red uce t he r isk of fire or el ectri c shock, do not expo se this appar atus to rain or moisture. Caution – The use of optical in struments with this product will increase e ye hazard. Do not install the applian ce in a confined spa ce, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To prevent fir e, do not cover the ventilation of the appar[...]

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    3 GB Welcome ! ......... .............. ............... .......... 2 About Th is Manual ........ ........... .............. 5 This System Can Play the Fol lowing Discs ... .................. .............. .............. 6 Getting Started – BASIC – Step 1: As sembling the Speakers . ...................... ...... 9 Step 2: Connecti ng the System[...]

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    4 GB Advanced Settings an d Adjustments Locki ng Discs ........ .............. ........... ...... 68 (CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL) Getting Op tima l Surro und So und for a Room ........ .............. ........... ............. 71 (SPEAKER FORMATION) Calibratin g the Appropria te Settings Automatic ally ............. .............. ...[...]

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    5 GB • The instru ctions in this ma nual descri be the controls o n the remote . You can also u se the controls o n the unit if they have the s ame or similar n ames as t hose on the r e mote. • The instru ctions in this manu al are fo r DAV- DZ530 and DAV-DZ630. DAV-DZ530 is the model used for illustratio n purpose s. Any diff erence i n opera[...]

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    6 GB “DVD-RW,” “DVD+RW,” “DVD+R,” “DVD VIDEO,” and the “CD” logos are trademarks. Note about CDs/DVDs The syst em can pl ay CD -RO Ms/ CD- Rs/C D- RWs reco rded in the fo llowing forma ts: – audio CD format – VIDEO CD forma t – MP3 au dio tra cks, JPEG image files, and DivX vide o fil es of forma t conformi ng to ISO 9660 [...]

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    7 GB Music discs encoded wi th copyright protection technologies This pro duct is desi gned to play bac k discs that confo rm t o the C omp act D isc ( CD) stan dard . Recentl y, vari ous mu sic di scs enc oded w ith copyri ght protec tion techno logies are mar keted by some record co mpani es. Pl ease be awa re that among t hose d iscs, th ere are[...]

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    8 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – See Un packing in Spe cificat ions, p age 90. Inserting batteries into the remote You can co ntrol the system using th e supplied remote. Insert two R6 (siz e AA) bat teries by matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries t o the marking s inside th e compartment. To use the rem ote, poi nt it at the re mo te senso[...]

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    9 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Befo re con necting t h e spe akers, at tach the speaker st and to th e speaker. (For th e front s p eakers of DAV-DZ530 and fro nt and surr o und sp eakers of DAV-DZ630 .) About how to co nnect the spe aker c ords to the SPEA KER jacks, see pa ge 16. Note • Spread a cloth on the floor to avoid damaging the flo[...]

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    10 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 2 Attach the post cover to the other end of the post. Orient the slot towa rd yo u, atta ch t he po st cove r so tha t the slot o f th e po st enga ges with the t ab of the po st cover, t h en se cure with t he screw. 3 Lay the post in the slot of the speak er, slide the post to the end of the slot, then se cure[...]

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    11 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 4 Connect the sp eaker cords to the speaker. Be sure to ma tch the spe a ker cord to the appropria te terminal o n the componen ts: 3 to 3 , and # to # . 5 Attach the post to the base. Insert t h e post s o that th e slit o n the lower p art of the post aligns with the projec tion of t h e base, then s ec ure th[...]

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    12 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 6 Adjust the height of the speaker. Loosen (but do not re move) the sc rews , adjust the h eight of th e spea ker, then sec ure t he screw s. Adju st the sp eake r of one side, t hen ad just an othe r spea ker by check ing lin es as a g uide . Note • When adjust ing the heig ht of t h e speak er, grasp the s p[...]

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    13 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Fully-assembled illustration Surr ound speake r (R): Gray label (DAV-DZ630 only) Surround speake r (L): Blue l abel (DAV- DZ630 only) Front spea ker (L): White label Front spe aker (R): Red label White Red Gra y Blue[...]

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    14 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – The fol lowing is the b asic co nnec tion of the u nit to th e spe akers an d TV . For othe r TV conne ctions , see page 25. For ot her com pone nt conne ction, see pa ge 29. To ac cept prog ressive signals, s ee page 27. Refe r to the c onnec tion di agra m below , and r ead th e addit iona l infor mation f rom[...]

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    15 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – DAV-DZ630 COAXIAL AM FM75 EURO AV OUTPUT(TO TV) (DVD ONLY) OUT FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER DMPORT LINE COMPONENT VIDEO OUT RL AUDIO IN (DVD ONLY) YP B /C B P R /C R AM loop anten na (aerial ) Subwoofer AC power cord (ma ins lead ) FM wi re ant enna (aerial) TV Front sp eaker (R) Cen[...]

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    16 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 1 Connect ing the Spe akers Required cords The co nnec tor and co lor t ube of the spea ker co rds ar e the same co lor as the labe l of the jacks to be connec ted. Note • Do not catch the sp eake r cord in sulati on in the S PEAKE R jack. To avoid short-circuiting the speakers Short-circ u iting of the speake[...]

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    17 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 2 Connec ting the TV Required cords SCART (EURO AV) cor d (not supplied) . Be sure to connect the SCART (EURO AV) cord to t h e EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV ) jack on the unit. When you co nnec t using th e SCAR T (EURO AV) cord, che ck tha t the TV conf orms to S vid eo or RGB signals . If the TV conforms to S video[...]

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    18 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – To connect the FM wire antenna (aerial) Conn ect the F M wir e ante nna (a erial ) to the CO A XIAL FM 75 Ω jack. Note • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wir e antenn a (a erial). • After co nnecti n g the FM wire a ntenna (aerial ), keep it as horizo ntal as possible. Ti p • I f you have poor FM receptio[...]

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    19 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Posit ion ing t he spea ker s For the be st poss ible surrou nd sou nd, all the speak ers oth er th an the sub woo fer s houl d be placed a t the sam e dist ance from the l isten ing positio n ( A ). Howe ver, th is syst em a llows yo u to pl ace the cente r spea ker up to 1. 6 meters (5 ft) close r ( B ) and th[...]

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    20 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Follow the s teps below to make the min imu m numbe r of ba sic adj ustme nts for us ing the system. 1 Turn o n the TV . 2 Press [ / 1 . Note • Disconnect th e headphones wh en you perform the Qu ick Setu p. You cannot operate steps after 13 with the headphone s connect ed. • Make s ure that t h e function i[...]

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    21 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 9 Press X / x to selec t the outp ut meth od for video signals. • [VIDE O]: out puts vide o signa ls. • [RGB] : output s RGB sign als. Note • If your TV does not acc ept RGB sign als, no picture appea rs on the TV screen even if y ou select [RGB]. Refer to the oper ating instructio ns supplied with your TV[...]

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    22 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 15 Unplug the calibrati on mic and press C / c to select [YES]. Note • The environment of the room in which the system i s inst alled ma y affect meas urements. • If measurem ent fai ls, fol low the message then retry [AUTO CALIBRATION]. • When you select [SEC OND ROOM] for [SPEAKER FORM ATION], meas ureme[...]

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    Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 23 GB After co nnect ing the AC pow er cor d (mai ns lead), the dem onst ratio n appe ars in th e front panel di splay. When you pr ess " / 1 on t he remote, t he demonstration turns of f. Note • When you press " / 1 on th e unit, the dem onstration does not turn of f. • When you set the demonstr ati[...]

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    24 GB You ca n use the s peake rs by installin g on the wall. Installing th e speakers on a wall 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) that are suitable for th e hole on the back of each speaker. See t he illustrations below. 2 Fasten the screws to the wall. For the center speaker For the f ront speakers of D AV -DZ530 and front and surround sp eakers of[...]

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    Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 25 GB Sends the played back DVD ima ge to the c onnected TV. Chec k the j acks of your T V, and c hoose connec tion me thod A , B , or C . Picture quality imp roves in order fr om A (stan dard) to C (HDMI). * HDMI (high-def inition mul time dia interf ace) The system incorp orates High-Definit ion Multimedi a Inte[...]

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    26 GB Note • When you con nect the s ystem and TV wit h the HDMI cord and th e SCART (EURO AV) cord simultane ously, the TV may be set to SCA RT (E URO AV) input au toma tically . In thi s case, set to the de sired inpu t sourc e on the T V, or use a SCART (EURO AV) cord that has sepa rate audio conn ectors. A To connect to a TV with the SCART (E[...]

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    Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 27 GB 2 Press VIDEO FORMAT. The current t ype of v ideo sign als a ppear s in the fro nt pa nel disp lay. Each time y ou press VI D EO FORMAT, the displ a y changes a s follows: •“ 7 2 0 × 480p*” : Send s 720 × 480 p vide o signal s. ** • “1280 × 720 p*”: S ends 1280 × 720 p vide o si gnals. • ?[...]

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    28 GB 2 Press VI DEO FOR MAT. The cu rrent s ignal a ppear s in the f ront pan el disp lay. Each time you p ress VIDEO FORMAT, the disp lay changes as follows: x NORMAL (INTERLACE) Select this setting when: – you r TV d oes not accept progr essiv e signal s, or, – your TV is c onnected to jacks othe r than th e COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (EURO A[...]

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    Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 29 GB You can enjoy sound using the s p eakers of this system by co nnecting the AUDIO OUT jacks o f another compon ent. Fo r vide o connec tion of other compon ents, c onnec t direc tly to the TV. To connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of other components to the LINE (AUDIO IN) jacks of this unit Connect th e VCR or othe[...]

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    30 GB To listen to the portable audi o source sound through the system Connect the au dio output jacks of th e portable audio so urce to the AUDIO IN jack o n the front panel of t he unit wi th t he stereo mini-pl ug cord (not suppl ied ). Ti p • When listen ing to MP3 format recordings using a portable audio so urce, y ou ca n enhanc e the sound[...]

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    31 GB Basi c Oper ati ons Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some opera tions may be diff erent or restric ted. Refer t o the oper ating instr uctions supplied with your d isc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The syste m turns on. Unless the sy stem is s e t to “ DVD,” press FUN[...]

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    32 GB Basi c Oper ati ons * DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. The but to n can be us ed exc ept for D ivX vi deo files . ** DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs/ DVD+Rs only. The button can be used except f o r DivX video f iles. Note • You may not be able t o use t he inst ant repl ay or instan t advance functio n with some scene s. Sele ctin g the c[...]

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    33 GB Basi c Oper ati ons Changi ng the inpu t level of the sou nd from connecte d compon ents Distort ion may occur when listening to a compon ent conne cted to the LINE or the EU RO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) ja cks on th e rear panel or to the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel. This is not a malfunctio n and will de p end on the com ponent conn ected. T[...]

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    34 GB Basi c Oper ati ons You can choose a s uitab le sou nd m ode for movies or music. Press MOVIE/MUSI C during playba ck. Press MOVIE/MUSIC re p eatedly u n til the mode y ou want lights up in the front panel display. The default setting is underlin ed. •A U T O : selects the mode automati cally to prod uce th e sound ef fect depen ding on the[...]

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    Sound Adjustme nts 35 GB You can take ad vantag e of su rround s ound simply by selectin g one of th e system’s pre - program med sound fiel ds. Th ey b ring e xciting and pow erful so und of m ovie t heater s into your home. Press SOUND FIELD. Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until the sound field you wa nt ap pears i n th e front pane l disp lay. A[...]

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    36 GB • When the bi lingua l broa dcast soun d is input, Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE/M USIC are not effect ive. Using only t he front spe aker and subwoo fer x 2 CHANNEL STEREO This mode outputs th e sound fro m the front left and rig ht speak ers a nd sub woofe r. Stand ard 2 channe l (stereo ) sour ces com plete ly bypas s the [...]

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    V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 37 GB You ca n quickly l ocat e a parti cular poi nt on a disc by m onito ring the pictur e or play ing ba ck slowly . Note • Depending on the DVD/D ivX video/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do some of th e operatio ns described. Locat ing a point quick ly b y playi ng a d isc in fa st for ward or fast rever[...]

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    38 GB You can search a DVD by title or chapter, a nd you can search a VIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD/ DATA DVD by track, index , or scene. As t itles and tra cks are a ssigne d uniq ue num bers on the disc, you can select the desi red o ne by ente ring its numb er. Or, you ca n search for a sc ene usin g the time code. 1 Press DISPLAY. (When playing a DATA CD[...]

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    V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 39 GB You ca n divi de the TV s creen into 9 subs creens and find the de sired sc ene qu ickl y. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback. The follow ing di spla y appear s. 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select an item. • [TITLE VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only) • [CHAPTER VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only) • [TRACK VIEWER[...]

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    40 GB Ti p • To play f rom the be ginning o f the disc, pr ess x twice , then pres s H . To enjoy a disc that is played before by resume playback (Multi-disc Resume) (DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD only ) This s ystem s tores the po int w here y ou st oppe d the disc f or up to 40 di scs and resum es pla yback the nex t tim e you in sert the sam e disc. If [...]

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    V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 41 GB 4 Press c . The cursor moves to t he trac k row [T] (i n this cas e, [01] ). 5 Select the track you want to program. For e xample, se lect tr ack [02]. Press X / x to select [ 02] under [T ], then press . 6 To program other tracks, repeat steps 4 to 5. The pr ogrammed t racks are di splayed i n the select[...]

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    42 GB You ca n have the syst em “shu ffl e” track s. Subseq uent “shuffli ng” may produc e a differe nt play ing or der. Note • S ame song ma y be played repeat edly durin g MP3 playback. 1 Press DISPLAY du ring playback. The Con trol Menu displa y appears. 2 Press X / x to select [SHUFFLE], then press . The opt ions for [SHUFFLE] appear.[...]

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    V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 43 GB You can play all the titles, tra cks or albums on a disc or a single ti tle, ch apter, track, or album repea tedly . You ca n use a combinat ion of Shu ffle or Program Pla y mod es. 1 Press DISPLA Y during playback. The C ontrol Menu di splay appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select [REPEAT], then press . The op[...]

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    44 GB A DVD is divided into a lot of se ctions, which make up a pictu re or mu sic feat ure . These sections are call ed “titles .” When you pla y a DVD whi ch cont ains several title s, yo u can select th e title you want using DVD TOP MENU. When you pla y DVDs that al low you to se lect items su c h as t he languag e for the subtit les and th[...]

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    V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 45 GB •[ 2 : M A I N + S U B ] Note • [2: MAIN], [2: SUB], and [2: MAIN+S UB] do not appea r when one audio s tream is re corded on the disc. x When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, DATA CD (MP3 audio), or DATA DVD (MP3 audio) The de fault set ting is unde rlin ed. • [STEREO] : the st andard s tereo sou nd • [1/[...]

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    46 GB About audio signals Audi o signal s recor ded i n a disc con tai n the sound el emen ts (c hanne ls) sho wn belo w. Eac h chan nel is ou tput fr om a sep arate s peake r. • Fro nt (L ) • Fro nt (R ) •C e n t e r • Sur roun d (L) • Sur roun d (R ) • Sur roun d (Mo naural ): This signal can b e eithe r the Dol by Surr ound Sound pr [...]

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    V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 47 GB View ing th e playing ti me an d remaining time in the f ront panel dis play You can ch eck disc informati on, such as the remainin g time, tot a l number o f titles in a DVD, tracks in a VIDEO CD, CD, MP3, o r file n a me of a DivX video us ing the f ront pan el disp lay (page 98). Press DISPLAY. Each ti[...]

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    48 GB x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functi ons) • **:** Playing t ime of the current s cene x When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functi ons) or CD • T **: ** Playing t ime of the current t rack • T–**:** Remaining time of the cur rent track •D * * : * * Playing t ime of the current d isc • D–**:** Remaining time of the current[...]

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    V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 49 GB Chec king the da te inf ormati on (JPEG only) You ca n check the dat e inform ation duri ng playback when the Exif* tag is rec orded in the JPEG imag e data. Press DISPLAY tw ice during playback. The Con trol M enu disp lay ap pears. * “Excha ngeable Image File Forma t ” is a digital camera im age for[...]

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    50 GB If subt itles ar e reco rded on a dis c, you ca n turn the subt itles on or off while playing. If multilin gual subtitl es are recorded o n the disc, you can c hange the su btitle lang uage while play ing, or turn t he subtitl es on or off whe never you wa nt. Press SUBTITLE du ring playback. Each time you p ress SUBTITLE, the subtitle langua[...]

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    V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 51 GB What is MP3/ JPEG ? MP3 is au dio com press ion tech nolo gy that satisf ies the ISO/MPE G regulations. JPEG is imag e compress ion techno logy . Discs that the syste m can play You can play back DA TA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD- Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD- RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs/DVD-ROMs) rec orded in MP3 (MP [...]

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    52 GB Play back ord er of MP3 audio tra cks or JPEG imag e fil es The play back order of M P3 au dio tracks or JPEG i mage f iles re cord ed on a D ATA C D or DATA DVD is as follo ws: x Structure of disc contents When you insert a DATA CD or DATA DVD and pre ss H , the numbered tra cks (or files) are played sequ e ntially, from 1 th rough 7 . An y [...]

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    V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 53 GB Selec ting an MP3 audi o tra ck or alb um 1 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD. The album s reco rd ed on the D AT A CD or DATA DVD appear. When an a lbum is being p layed, it s title is sh a ded. 2 Press X / x to select an album. x When selecting an album Press H to start play ing the selec te d album . x When s[...]

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    54 GB 2 Press X / x to select an a lbum. x When selecting an album Press H to start p laying th e selecte d album . x When selecting an image Press PICTURE NAVI. Imag es of files in the al bum app ear in 16 subscr eens. Press C / X / x / c to select the image you wa n t to vie w and pres s . To play the next or previous JPEG image file Press C / c [...]

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    V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 55 GB You can pl ay a sl ide s how wit h sound by first placin g both MP 3 and JP EG files in the sa me album on a DATA CD or DATA DVD. When you play back t h e DATA CD or DATA DVD, select [AUT O] mo de as expl ained be low. 1 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD. 2 Press DISPLAY when th e system is in st op m od e. The [...]

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    56 GB 3 Press X / x to select a setting. The default setting is underline d. • [NORMAL] : se ts th e du rat ion to ab out 6 to 9 sec onds. • [FAST]: se ts the duration shorter th an [NORMAL]. • [SLOW1]: sets th e durati on longer t han [NORMAL]. • [SLOW2]: sets th e durati on longer t han [SLOW1]. 4 Press . Note • S ome JPEG file s may ta[...]

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    V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 57 GB About DivX Vi deo File s DivX ® is a video fi le com press ion tech nology , deve loped by DivX, I nc. Th is prod uct is an official DivX ® Cert ified prod uct. You can play DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that contai n DivX ® vi deo files . DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that the system can play Playback o f DATA CDs [...]

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    58 GB To go to the next or previous page Press C / c . To turn off the display Press DVD MENU repeatedly. To stop playback Press x . Selecti ng a DivX video file 1 After Step 2 of “Selecting an album,” press . The list of files i n the album appear s. 2 Press X / x to select a fil e and press . The selected f ile starts playing. To go to the ne[...]

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    V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 59 GB With PBC (Pla ybac k Control) funct ion s, you can enjoy simple in te ractive operations, search functi ons, an d othe r such opera tio ns. PBC playback all o ws you to p lay VIDEO CDs interac tively by following the menu on the T V scre en. 1 Start playin g a VIDEO CD wi th PBC functions. The me nu fo r [...]

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    60 GB You ca n preset 20 FM stations , and 10 A M statio ns. Befo re tu ning, ma ke sur e to turn down the volume to minimum. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until the auto scanning starts. Scanni ng stops whe n the sys tem tune s in a stat ion.[...]

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    T uner Functi ons 61 GB Preset radio stations in t h e system’s me mo ry first (see “Pre set ting R adio S tat ions ” (pa ge 60) ). 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. The last rece ived stat ion is tun ed in. 2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to select the preset station. [...]

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    62 GB 6 Create a name by using the cursor button s. Press X / x to se lect a char acte r, the n press c to move the c ursor to t he next position. Lette rs, numb ers, and othe r sym bols ca n be input fo r a radio stat io n. If you make a mistake Press C / c repea tedl y until the ch aracte r to be chan ged flashe s, then press X / x to se lec t th[...]

  • Page 63

    Other Op erations 63 GB You ca n cont rol yo ur TV (Sony on ly) with the supplie d remote. Controlling TVs w i th the remote You can cont rol t he TV by u sing fol lowing buttons. * Use thes e buttons whil e pressing the TV button. - is for s electing a channel n umber greate r than 10. (For exam ple, fo r chann el 25, pr ess - , then 2 and 5.) Not[...]

  • Page 64

    64 GB Operating the THEATRE SYNC funct ion Point the remote to the direction of TV and this unit, then press THEATRE SYNC once. If this function d oes not work , change the transmit ti me. The transmit ti m e varies depend ing on th e TV. To change the transmit time Press and hol d TV CH + while enterin g the code for transmit time (see the table) [...]

  • Page 65

    Other Op erations 65 GB You ca n set the system t o turn off at a preset time, so you can f a ll asl eep liste ning to music . You can pres e t the time in 1 or 10-minutes increme nts. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeat edly unti l “SLEEP” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select a setting. The minute[...]

  • Page 66

    66 GB The DIGITAL MEDIA PORT (DMPORT) adapt er is for enj oying s ound f rom a port able audio s ource or comput er. By co nnect ing a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter, y ou can enjoy s ound fro m the co nnect ed com ponen t on the syste m. Available DIGITAL MEDIA PORT ad a pters vary i n each a rea. For details on connectin g the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adap[...]

  • Page 67

    Other Op erations 67 GB You can deactivate the buttons on the unit (exce pt fo r " / 1 ) for pr eventi ng mi sop eratio n, such as c h ild misc hief (child lock function). When the child l ock fu nction is acti vated , the button s on the unit are locked and “ ” lights up in the front pan el disp lay. (Y ou ca n operat e the sys tem by usi[...]

  • Page 68

    68 GB You ca n set tw o kinds of playba ck res trict ions for the desire d dis c. • Cus tom P aren tal C ontrol You ca n set p laybac k rest rict ions so t hat the syst em will no t play in appropr iate dis cs. • Par ental Co ntr ol Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited accor ding to a p redetermined l e vel such as the ag e of the us ers.[...]

  • Page 69

    Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 69 GB To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set. The [CUSTOM PARENTAL C ONTROL] disp lay ap pear s. 2 Enter your 4- digit password using the number buttons, then press . The system is read y fo r playba ck. Ti p • If you forget y our passw[...]

  • Page 70

    70 GB 4 Enter or re-enter y our 4-digit p assword using the number buttons, then press . The dis play for sett ing the playbac k limitatio n level appears. 5 Press X / x to select [S TANDARD], then press . The selection items for [ S TANDARD] are disp laye d. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level, then press . T[...]

  • Page 71

    Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 71 GB Changi ng the passwo rd 1 Press DISPLAY w hile the system is in st op m od e. The C ontrol Menu di splay appe ars. 2 Press X / x to selec t [PARENTAL CONTROL], then press . The options for [ PARENTAL CONT ROL] appear. 3 Press X / x to select [PASSWO RD t ], then press . The disp lay for ente ring the p a ss[...]

  • Page 72

    72 GB 5 Press C / c to select a setting. • [STANDARD]: when installi ng all the speake rs normal ly. • [NO CENTER]: when installing th e front and surr ound speake rs. • [NO SURROUND]: when insta lling the cent er a nd fron t speake rs. • [FRONT ONLY]: when installi ng the front s peakers. • [ALL FRONT]: when install in g all the speake r[...]

  • Page 73

    Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 73 GB 7 Press X / x to select [YES] or [NO ], then press . • [YES]: contin ue with [AUTO CALIBRATION], see Step 4 of “Calib ratin g the A ppro priat e Setting s Automatically ” (page 73). • [NO]: exit [ SPEAKER FORMATION]. Note • In or der to enj oy the surrou nd sound af ter you cha nge the positi on o[...]

  • Page 74

    74 GB Connect the cali bration mic to th e A.CAL MIC jack on the fr ont panel, and set it u p at the ear level us ing a trip od, etc. (not suppl ied ). Th e fro nt of each speak er should face the cal ib ratio n mic, and there sh o uld be no ob struct ion betwe en th e spea kers an d the calibrat io n mic. Be q uiet duri n g the meas ureme nt. 5 Pr[...]

  • Page 75

    Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 75 GB Note • While the Aut o Cali bration f unction works: – do not turn off the power. – do not p ress any button . – do not change the volu me. – do not change the fu nction. – do not change the dis c. – do not insert or eject a disc. – do not c onnect the hea dphones. – do not disconn ect the[...]

  • Page 76

    76 GB 5 Press X / x to select the setup i tem from the displayed list : [LANGUAGE SETU P], [SC REEN SETU P], [C UST OM SETUP], or [SPEAKER SETUP] . Then press . The Setu p i tem is se le cted . Example: [SCR EEN SE TUP] 6 Select an item using X / x , then press . The op tions for the se lected item appe ar. Example: [TV TYPE] 7 Select a se tting us[...]

  • Page 77

    Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 77 GB [LANGUAGE SETUP] allows yo u to set variou s lang uage s for the on-sc reen displa y or sound track. Select [LANGUAGE SETUP] in the S e tup Display. For de tails, see “Using the Setup Displa y” (page 7 5). x [OSD] (On -Screen Display) Switches th e displa y language on the TV screen. x [MENU] (DVD VIDEO[...]

  • Page 78

    78 GB Note • Depending on the DVD, [4:3 LETTER BOX] may be select ed au tomat ically inste ad of [4 :3 PAN S CAN ] or vice versa. x [YC B C R /R GB (H DM I)] Selec ts the type of HDM I sign al outpu t from HDMI OUT jack. Note • I f the playba ck pictu re becomes dis torted, set [YC B C R ] to [RGB ]. • If the HDM I OUT jack is co n nected to [...]

  • Page 79

    Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 79 GB Use this to set up playbac k rela ted and ot her settings . Select [ CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Display . For d eta ils , se e “U sing th e Se tup D isp la y” (page 75). The defaul t settings a re underlined. x [HDMI CONTROL] Switches t he HDM I CONT ROL funct ion on or off. Th is fun ction is avai labl[...]

  • Page 80

    80 GB x [AUDIO (HDMI)] Selec ts the au dio outp ut stat us from the HD MI OUT jack. Note • When you con nect t he unit and TV with t he HDMI cord and [ON] is selected, DYNAMIC B ASS, MOVIE/MUSI C, and sound field ar e not applied to the sound that is out put from the TV. x [DivX] Displays t h e regist ration code f or this sy stem. For mo re i n [...]

  • Page 81

    Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 81 GB Note • When you change t he [CONNECTION] s etting, the [SPEAKER FORMATION] setting ret urns to [STANDARD]. x [DISTANCE (FRONT)] The defa ult dist ance settin g for t h e speaker s in relat ion to the l istening po s ition is sh o wn below. When you set the dist ance using the Q uick S etup (page 20 ), the[...]

  • Page 82

    82 GB x [LEVEL (SURROUND)] You ca n vary the leve l of su rround speak ers as follows. Be sure to set [TEST TONE] to [ON] for easy adjus tme nt. To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Turn the VOLUME contro l on the unit, or p ress VOLUME +/– on the re mo te. x [TEST TO NE] The speakers wi ll emit a te st tone to adjust [LEVEL (FRON[...]

  • Page 83

    Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 83 GB You can return th e syste m paramete rs, suc h as preset sta tions, to the default set tings. 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , and " / 1 on the unit at the same time. “COLD RESET” appears in the fr o nt panel displa y and the de faul t settin gs are ret urne d. Returning to[...]

  • Page 84

    84 GB On power sources • Unplug the unit from th e wall outle t if you do not intend to use it for an exte nded period of tim e. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug , never by the cord. On placement • P lace the sys tem in a location wit h adequat e venti lation to preven t heat build-up in the s y stem. • At high volume, over lo [...]

  • Page 85

    Additional I nformation 85 GB On handling discs • To ke ep the d isc cle an, h andl e th e dis c by its edge . Do not touch th e surf ace. • Do n ot stick pa per or tape on t he disc. • Do n ot expos e the dis c to dire ct su nlight or heat s ource s su ch as ho t ai r duct s, o r leave it in a car p arke d in dire ct sun light as the tempera[...]

  • Page 86

    86 GB • Re- connect the connect ing c ord secu rely. • The uni t is conne cted to an input d evice that is not HDCP (hi gh-bandwidth digit al conte nt protection) compli ant (“HDM I” on the f ront pane l does not lig ht up). See page 9 8. • If the HDMI OUT j ack is us ed for video out put, changing the type of video signa l output from th[...]

  • Page 87

    Additional I nformation 87 GB The surround effect i s difficult to hear w hen you are playing a D olby Digital, DTS, or MPEG audio sound trac k. • Make sure th e sound f ield function i s on (page 35) . • Che ck the s peaker co nnection s and set t ings ( page 14, 80). • Depending on the DVD, the output signal m ay not be the entire 5.1 ch an[...]

  • Page 88

    88 GB • If you c ann ot change the [MOD E (MP3, JPEG)] settin g, re-l oad the disc o r tu rn the system off, then on. • The DATA CD/DATA DVD contains a Div X video file . The MP3 audi o tracks and JPEG image file starts play ing simultaneou sly. • [AUTO] has bee n selected i n [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] (page 55). The Di vX vid eo fi le can not be pl[...]

  • Page 89

    Additional I nformation 89 GB • Set the [HDMI CONTROL] setting in [CUSTOM SETUP] to [ON] (page 79). • Make sur e that the c onnected com ponent is compat ible with t he HD MI C ONTR OL f unctio n. • Che ck that the AC power cord (mains l ead) of the connect ed comp onent is connected sec urely. • Che ck the connected component’s s etting [...]

  • Page 90

    90 GB Amplifier section Stereo mode (rated) 108 W + 1 08 W (at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 1 % THD) Surrou nd mo de (refere nce) RMS outp ut power FL /FR /C/S L/SR* : 142 w att s (per channel a t 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 10 % THD) Subwoofer*: 140 watts (at 3 ohms, 80 Hz, 10 % THD) * Depending on the sound field set t ings and the sour ce, ther e may be no sound output. I[...]

  • Page 91

    Additional I nformation 91 GB Speakers (DAV-D Z630) Front /Surr ound (SS-TS7 3) Speaker sys tem Bass reflex , magnetical ly shie lded Speaker u nit 65 mm dia, cone t ype Rated impe dance 3.0 ohms Dimension s (approx.) 93 × 539 × 75 mm (w/h/d) 300 × 1,039 - 1,230 × 300 mm (w /h/d) wit h sta nd Mass (approx. ) 1.2 kg 3. 0 kg with stand Center (SS[...]

  • Page 92

    92 GB Album Secti on of a mu sic pie ce or an image on a data CD con taining MP3 audi o tra cks or JP EG fi les. Chapte r Subdivision of a title on a DVD. A title is compo sed of seve ral ch apte rs. Digit al Cinema Auto Ca libration Digital Cinema Auto Ca libration was dev eloped by Sony to a u tomatical ly measure a nd adjusts the sp eaker se tti[...]

  • Page 93

    Additional I nformation 93 GB DVD+RW A DVD+RW (plus RW) is a recordab le and rewritabl e disc. DVD+RWs u se a rec ording format th at is compar able to the DVD VIDEO form at. DVD-RW A DVD-RW is a record able and rewritable disc that is t h e same si ze as a DVD VIDEO. The DVD-RW has two different modes: VR mode and V ideo mod e. DVD-R Ws created in[...]

  • Page 94

    94 GB Title The long est sect ion of a pict ure or m usic fea ture on a DVD, movie, etc., in vid eo software, or the entire al b um in audio s o ftware. Track Sect ion of a pict ure or a music pi ece on a VIDEO CD, CD, or MP3. An a lbum is comp ose d of se vera l track s (MP 3 only ). VIDEO CD A com pact di sc that contain s movi ng pict ures. The [...]

  • Page 95

    Additional I nformation 95 GB The langua ge spelli ngs confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) stan dard. Paren tal Control Area Code List Language Code List Code L anguage Code L anguage Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussi[...]

  • Page 96

    96 GB For mo re in form ation , refer to th e pages indica ted in pa rent hese s. Front pan el A " / 1 (on/standby) (31) B A (open/close) (31) C Disc operat ion (31) D FUNCTION (31) E Front panel display (98) F (remote senso r) (8) G VOLUME control (31) H PHONES jack (31) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC j ack (20, 29) J Disc tray (31) Index to Parts and [...]

  • Page 97

    Additional I nformation 97 GB Rear panel A SPEAKER jacks ( 14) B LINE (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks (29) C DMPORT (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) jack (29, 66) D AM terminal (14) E COAXIAL FM 75 Ω jack (14) F EURO AV T OUT PUT (TO TV) jack (14) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (25) H HDMI OUT j ack (25) COAXIAL AM FM75 EURO A V OUTPUT(TO TV) (DVD ONLY) OUT FRONT R CENTER [...]

  • Page 98

    98 GB Front pan el display About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up wh en the HDMI OUT jack is correctly connected to HDCP (high- bandwid th digi tal content prote ction) compliant device with HDMI or DVI (digital visual interface) input. (25) B Lights up when the tim e information of a title or chapter appears in the front pane[...]

  • Page 99

    Additional I nformation 99 GB Use the Control Menu display to selec t a function and to vi ew related info rmation. Press DISPLAY repeat edly to turn on or chan ge th e Contro l Men u disp lay as fo llow s: Cont rol Menu di splay The Con trol Menu disp lay 1 and 2 w ill show diff erent i tems depe ndin g on the di sc ty pe. For de tails about ea ch[...]

  • Page 100

    100 GB 1) Displays the scene number for VIDEO CDs (PBC is on), track number for VIDEO CDs/CDs, album number for DATA CDs/DATA DVDs. DivX video album number for DATA C Ds/DATA DVDs. 2) Displays the index numbe r for VIDEO CDs, MP3 audio track number, or JP EG image file number for DATA CDs/ DATA DVDs. DivX video file number for DATA CDs/DATA DVDs. 3[...]

  • Page 101

    Additional I nformation 101 GB * These i tems ar e not d isplayed wh en playing a DA TA CD/D ATA DVD with DivX vi deo fi le. Ti p • The Control M enu icon indic ator lights up in gr een when you s elect a ny item exc ept [OF F] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFF LE], [R EPEAT], and [A/ V SYNC] only ). The [ ORIGINAL/PLAY LIS T] indica tor lights up in green when[...]

  • Page 102

    102 GB Y ou can set th e follo wing item s with the D VD Setup Display . The orde r of the disp layed items may b e dif ferent from the a ctual disp lay . DVD Setup Displa y List LANGU A GE SETUP OSD * MENU * SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCRE EN SAVER BACKGROUND 16:9 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SC AN ON OFF BLUE BLAC K JACKE T PICTURE CUST O M SETUP TRAC K SELE[...]

  • Page 103

    Additional I nformation 103 GB Y ou can set the fo llowi ng items with SYSTEM MENU on th e remote. System Menu List System me nu DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF DIMM ER DIMMER O FF DIMMER ON ATTENUAT E 3) ATT ON ATT OFF MEMORY 1) MEMO RY 1-20 (FM), ME MORY 1-10 (AM) NAME IN 1) FM MODE 2) STEREO MONO SLEEP SLEEP OFF, SLEEP 90M-1M CHILD LOCK OFF ON 1) Appears [...]

  • Page 104

    104 GB Numerics 16:9 7 7 4:3 LE TTER BO X 77 4:3 OUTPUT 78 4:3 P A N SCAN 77 5.1 Chan nel Surround 45 A A/V SYNC 50 ALBUM 38 Albu m 92 ANGLE 49 AT T E N U AT E 3 3 A UDIO 77 A UDIO (HDMI ) 80 A UDIO DRC 7 9 Auto Cal ibrat ion 73, 9 2 B B ACKGR OUND 78 Batt eries 8 C CHAPTER 38 Cha pter 92 Chi ld Loc k 67 COLD RESET 83 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 27 Contin [...]

  • Page 105

    105 GB SCENE 38 Scen e 93 SCREEN SA VE R 78 SCREEN SETUP 77 Search ing 37 Sele cting 34 SETUP 75 Setup Display 75 , 102 Shuffle Play 42 SLEEP 65 Slide Show 55 Slow-motion Play 37 Sound Field 35 SPEAKER FORMA T ION 71 SPEAKER SETUP 80 CONN ECTI ON 80 DIST ANCE 81 LEVEL 81, 82 SUBTITL E 50, 77 SYSTEM MENU 23 , 33, 61, 65, 67 System men u list 103 T T[...]

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  • Page 107

    Remote control ANGLE 5 (49 ) AUDIO 4 (44) CLEA R ef (38, 63 , 76) D.TUNING wf (61) DISC SKIP* eg DISPLAY 2 (47, 62) DVD MENU wh (44, 57 , 63) DVD TOP MENU qf (44) DYNAMIC BASS wd (64) ENTER wg (63) FUNCTION ws (27, 31, 32, 39, 60, 71 ) MOVIE/MUSIC qj (34) MUTING 7 (31 ) Number buttons* * qg (38, 61, 63, 68) PICTURE NAVI 6 (39, 63) PRESET +/– wk e[...]

  • Page 108

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